Woodridge Opinion
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Soapbox: Just keep this in mindOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - We understand why students were offended by author Sherman Alexie's use of a racial slur, sexual innuendo and language that offended disabled students and their teachers...
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Soapbox: Independent voices crucialSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich has replaced the lone tollway board member critical of the agency's long list of politically connected firms and other practices. The governor did n...
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Divergent stories about religion and sexuality needed to be toldSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Anytime it takes more than a year to get something in the newspaper, you really hope it was worth the trouble. So if the virulence -- and diversity -- of opinion on the ...
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Chuck goes from obscurity to eternity in just monthsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Suddenly, and without warning, the unthinkable has happened. Chuck is the new Jacob. It isn't official yet, but judging by the painful rash of current movies and TV show...
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Soapbox: High-tech mysterySep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A bizarre Web page on MySpace.com has generated quite the buzz in Warrenville. Until recently, the Web site featured a photo of city council member Christopher Halley, 2...
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Debating language rules is copy editor's professional hazardSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to the English language, you must never take anything for granted. It ought to be a simple enough proposition. If the singular referring to the famous sled...
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With cemetery just a graveyard, O'Hare expansion soarsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe by osmosis, Monsieur Richard Daley learned some new executive tricks during his most recent European trip. It was paid for by a management consulting firm … althou...
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Soapbox: For children's sakeSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Earlier this week, police arrested a convicted sex offender in Glen Ellyn after he was accused of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who lived in the same apa...
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Read this, everyone but Roosevelt Road RobberSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Of course, you all remember Harry and Marv, the idiot burglars outsmarted by 8-year-old Kevin in the 1990 cult classic, "Home Alone." After each heist, Marv would stop u...
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...